In the Spirit of St. Francis & the Sultan
Subtitle: Catholics and Muslims Working Together for the Common Good
Publisher: Islamic Book Trust
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9789839541847
Description: In the Spirit of St. Francis and the Sultan is one of the many efforts at promoting cooperation and peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims through dialogue on social justice issues. The authors present St Francis and Sultan Malik as spiritual giants illuminating the dialogical journey in the book, in which the reader is invited to check-in and learn from them. This work is useful for both interfaith activists and those interested in comparative religion.
Table of contents: title: Preface: An Offering of Thanks; title: Introduction; title: Part I: BUILDING CONFIDENCE; title: 1. Finding Common Symbols; title: 2. Developing Common Prayers; title: Part II: REVIEWING EACH OTHER’S SCRIPTURAL WARRANTS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE MINISTRY; title: 3. The Fundamentals of Christian Social Justice; title: 4. The Fundamentals of Islamic Social Justice; title: Part III: GREETING THE ANGELS (AS WELL AS CONFRONTING THE DEMONS) OF OUR HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIP; title: 5. The Blessings of Our Religious and Cultural Sharing; title: 6. Confronting Our Demons: Sin as Exclusion; title: Part IV: WORKING IN SOLIDARITY FOR THE SALAAM OF THE KINGDOM; title: 7. Common Ground, Common Action; title: 8. Leaving the Tent; title: Notes; title: Selected Bibliography